Hey Blu: Do you think the Survival Genre is over-saturated?

I took a step back to think about this... because I don't want to just dismiss future survival games.

I don't think it's over-saturated, but... developers have to take a different approach with their survival game if they want to stand out. Innovation is key in any genre, and when it comes to some survival games... your goal is survival, not so much the progression. 

If a developer releases a survival game... and fans of the genre already have another title, they'd have to acknowledge that some gamers are going to log a crapload of hours into the other. If there is nothing that stands out... developers run the risk of being overlooked, especially if they can continue to get their fix from the other title without losing sleep. This isn't just survival games, but... if I were to do a "Dear Developers" post for this... it would revolve around the importance of substance.

Money isn't spilling out of the pockets of every single gamer... so having a game that delivers more than others with a feature worth replaying, they could tip the odds in their favor. If I'm buying a survival game... I need to know that I'm going somewhere. I would say more but... I'll leave it at that as far as ideas go. Another thing... all survival games aren't the same. 

You have those like STN: Survive the Nights where you have to get crafty, hunt, and protect yourself against zombies. Even games like Resident Evil 2 require you to survive against zombies, but... it's completely different than STN. Niche - a genetics survival game... is also a survival game, except it's different from those two. The list goes on... and with the same objective... survival.

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RESIDENT EVIL 2 / BIOHAZARD RE:2

I always wondered why the monsters in Resident Evil never attacked each other.

DESCRIPTION

The genre-defining masterpiece Resident Evil 2 returns, completely rebuilt from the ground up for a deeper narrative experience. Using Capcom’s proprietary RE Engine, Resident Evil 2 offers a fresh take on the classic survival horror saga with breathtakingly realistic visuals, heart-pounding immersive audio, a new over-the-shoulder camera, and modernized controls on top of gameplay modes from the original game. 

In Resident Evil 2, the classic action, tense exploration, and puzzle solving gameplay that defined the Resident Evil series returns. Players join rookie police officer Leon Kennedy and college student Claire Redfield, who are thrust together by a disastrous outbreak in Raccoon City that transformed its population into deadly zombies. Both Leon and Claire have their own separate playable campaigns, allowing players to see the story from both characters’ perspectives. The fate of these two fan favorite characters is in players hands as they work together to survive and get to the bottom of what is behind the terrifying attack on the city. Will they make it out alive?

• A spine-chilling reimagining of a horror classic - Based on the original release in 1998, the new game has been completely rebuilt from the ground up for a deeper narrative experience.
• A whole new perspective – New over-the-shoulder camera mode and modernized control scheme creates a more modern take on the survival horror experience and offers players a trip down memory lane with the original gameplay modes from the 1998 release.
• Terrifyingly realistic visuals – Built on Capcom’s proprietary RE Engine, Resident Evil 2 delivers breathtakingly photorealistic visuals whilst stunning lighting creates an up-close, intense and atmospheric experience as players roam the corridors of the Raccoon City Police Department (RPD).
• Face the grotesque hordes – Zombies are brought to life with a horrifyingly realistic wet gore effect as they react in real time taking instant visible damage, making every bullet count.
• Iconic series defining gameplay – Engage in frenzied combat with enemies, explore dark menacing corridors, solve puzzles to access areas and collect and use items discovered around the environment in a terrifying constant fight for survival.
• See favorite characters in a whole new light - Join rookie police officer Leon S. Kennedy on his first day in the job and college student Claire Redfield, who is searching for her brother amidst a terrifying zombie epidemic.
• Step into the rookie shoes of both heroes - Enjoy separately playable campaigns for both Leon and Claire, allowing players to see the story from both characters’ perspective.

游戏开始！

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